TY - BOOK AU - Horowitz,Anthony TI - Alex Rider : crocodile tears T2 - Alex Rider adventures SN - 9780142417195 (pbk) U1 - [Fic] PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Puffin Books KW - Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) KW - Orphans KW - Terrorism KW - Charities KW - Fourteen-year-old boys KW - Kidnapping KW - Spies KW - Adventure and adventurers N1 - First published in the U.S. by Philomel Books, 2009 N2 - "Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organizer, who realizes that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic disaster that will kill millions. Forced to ask MI6 for protection, Alex finds himself being manipulated in a deadly game that could lead to the destruction of an entire East African country"--Amazon.com ER -